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Shifting power in forests

James Mayers
Reflect & Act
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Preview of G02996
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Published: December 2009
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Product code:G02996
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This Reflect & Act reflects on the work of the Forest Governance Learning Group. It showcases how alliances that share information crucial to bottom-up change are making a real difference in forest governance.

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Mayers, J. (2009). Shifting power in forests. .
Available at https://www.iied.org/g02996

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